Garden work Garden work is blessed work, but it's still work. That's why garden tasks are called chores. Last Sunday, in …
A trip to High Line Park
A visit to the New York City and the High Line. We just returned from New York City. Visiting the Big Apple during the Christmas …
First freeze
Last weekend, the garden woke to 29° F. It was quite a shock to the garden, but the gardener was secretly relieved at the first …
Of love and late-summer flowers
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about love and late-summer flowers. I'm not sure what brought on these musings, but I think it …
Rain = sweet garden relief
As I woke this morning, I heard the unmistakable sound of raindrops hitting the skylight above my bed. I sat up and glanced …
No garden variety apologies needed
While shopping at box stores and garden nurseries, I often see old friends and meet new ones, usually over plants. In fact, it's …
Favorite perennials from Bustani Plant Farm
A couple of weeks ago, I ran up to Stillwater to visit Bustani Plant Farm, which as you know, is my favorite nursery. I had a …
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Problem plants
In my garden, there are four or five real problem plants. I have other interlopers, but the following natives and non-natives are …
Flower bed before and after & plant shopping 101
After returning home from Italy last week, I found the garden in better shape than I expected. Ornamental gardens are forgiving. …
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February garden chores: bit by bit
February has decided it's March, and so the late winter season waltzes on into spring. Many years ago, I read Bird by Bird: Some …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: February indoor plant party
Sorry, I'm late to the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day party. I didn't realize it was already mid-February. How could I miss it with …
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Fall flower garden dance
A week ago, when I started this post, it was cold, bitterly so, after a very long and warm fall. Any tropical I didn't get moved …